account
noun
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
accounts
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pluralof account.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof account (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
accountnounan oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
Example Sentences
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Robotti is the founder and chief investment officer of Robotti & Company Advisors, which is based in New York and manages about $1.1 billion in private-equity funds and individual accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Linda and Razzell were in the midst of getting a divorce at the time and Linda had visited a local bank with a court order to freeze his accounts the week before she disappeared.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The bank has denied it acted illegally in closing the accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Brazil has in recent months sought to boost protections for children online, obliging platforms to link the accounts of users under age 16 to their parents' accounts, and verify user age.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
He hadn’t even taken his journal, which would later become prized for its unrivaled accounts of the Zamani Region’s natural history.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
